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Homeland Security warns users of Internet Explorer

In a rare
move, the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency
Readiness Team is telling people to stop using Internet Explorer. On
Saturday a bug was found that presented a major security flaw in
Internet Explorer which allows hackers to get around the security
protections in Windows using Flash. What does this mean? It means that
users can be infected when visiting a compromised website. All versions
of IE 6 through 11 are affected, but it is mainly targeting IE9 and
IE10.

What can you do to avoid infection? First, avoid
Internet Explorer. Try using an alternative browser, such as Firefox,
Chrome, Safari, or Opera. If you can't switch browsers, then disable IE's Flash plug-in
(which will prevent the exploit from happening). Another alternative,
but not as effective as switching browsers, is using Microsoft's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit security app.